From nnilsson@purdue.edu Thu Jul 18 04:22:49 1996
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From: nnilsson@purdue.edu (Nadia Nilsson)
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Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned.

On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track.
The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed.

Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene?

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From mpopov@cmu.edu Fri Jul 19 06:12:49 1996
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From: mpopov@cmu.edu (Mateo Popov)
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Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1996Jul18.042249.4725@purdue.edu>, nnilsson@purdue.edu (Nadia Nilsson) writes:
> Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned.

Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats.

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Mateo Popov -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS
"Do not worship the copy."